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Today,Game Rant’s weekly recaptakes a look at some of the most notable headlines from the past week:Hades 2suddenly arrives in public early access, Microsoft shutters several Bethesda studios including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin, and the Nintendo Switch successor has finally been officially teased. All that and more in this week’s roundup ofgames industry news. Microsoft Shuts Down Bethesda’s Tango Gameworks, Arkane Austin The Evil WithinandHi-Fi Rush’s Tango GameworksandPreyandRedfall’s Arkane Austin have been shuttered by Microsoft....

A newGenshin Impactleak has revealed the order of the upcoming banners that will arrive in the upcoming update 3.6. The game has already confirmed the arrival of a new five-star character named Baizhu who has been one of the most anticipated characters since his first appearance in the Liyue region. Baizhu was introduced as a friendly character known as the owner of the popular Bubu Pharmacy in Liyue. For a very long time, Baizhu used to be the only NPC inGenshin Impactto have a Dendro Vision which led many players to believe that he would be the first playable character to use this element....

Often, legendary weapons inBaldur’s Gate 3can be obtained by completing the main quests, and some weapons can only be found by exploring the world in depth. But it’s impossible to get all the legendary weapons in one playthrough, since in the Shadowheart arc, players can only receive one out of two available options. And there are 13 of them in total, so it’s not easy to find the rest. Fans ofBaldur’s Gate 3will definitely be interested in learning how to get each of them....

As players progress throughFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, they can unlock a variety of new costumes for the party. Many of these are unlocked during specific sections of the main story, with a few notable exceptions unlocked through optional content after the story is completed. Players can change the party’s costumes at changing booths, initially only found in Costa del Sol. Changing Booths will appear in other locations after the game is completed....

Quick Links DreamSnaps is a new community-focused feature introduced in theDisney Dreamlight Valleysummer update. This feature comes alongside the addition of a new character,Vanellope fromWreck-It Ralph, and unlocks a new feature when taking in-game photos using the player’s Phone tool. Each week, players will face a new, themed challenge to put their photography skills to the test. If players choose to opt in and participate, they can check the challenge requirements and submit a qualifying in-game photo to earn special and valuable rewards....

Dune’s popularity last October not only revived its own franchise IP with a reinvigorated luster, but the movie has also etched its influence into other popular IPs as well, such as Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides having aDunecharacter model added toFortnite. Dune’s recent revival has also resurfaced Soft Brigade’sDune: Ornithopter Assault, a 3D flying-shooter with a first-person perspective in theDuneIP, which was finished yet unreleased and got shelved for the forseeable future....

Marvel’s Midnight Suns, the latest tactical game from Firaxis, has been in the news lately, though not for the best of reasons. As it turns out,Midnight Sunsis once again missing its release date, this time getting pushed out from its October 7 launch, to something a bit more general in 2023. While the lack of a hard date is a bit concerning, Take-Two slightly narrowed it down by confirming the game will launch before the fiscal year ends in March 2023....

Magic Legendshasan open beta kicking offin just a few weeks, which means that before the end of the month gamers will be forming their first impressions of the upcoming ARPG inspired by the popular collectible card game. Cryptic Studios has a lot of experience with this type of game and has some challenges lined up to keep grinders more than busy once they reach the higher difficulty levels in the game....

Fans of both theHarry Pottermovies andMinecraftwill be amazed by one gamer’s recreation of the iconic Hogwarts castle. The gamer’s work is a great addition to the long list of themany amazingMinecraftcreationsvarious players have built. Ever since its launch back in 2011, the impressive success ofMinecrafthas made it one of the most successful indie titles in gaming history. Despite being over 10 years old,Minecraftis still one of the biggest games on the market, and new players join in on the fun every single day....

Often finding unique and inventive ways to useMinecraftas a blackboard for creative expression, it’s clear the gaming community can be incredibly imaginative. While the title mainly features modes where the primary goal is to survive against the odds, those who are feeling a little inspired can enter the Creative mode to constructsome truly impressiveMinecraftbuilding designs. With this, one gamer has flexed their ingenuity by building a massive optical illusion that completely transforms the game’s pixel aesthetic....

A modder has created a specialNvidiaDLSS plugin that replaces a game’s Deep Learning Super Sampling implementation with one of the best anti-aliasing features available, DLAA. Deep Learning Anti-Aliasing is the aforementioned GPU manufacturer’s proprietary AI-based edge smoothening feature that has only officially been implemented in a relatively small number of games, but it has quickly proven its mettle compared to other types of anti-aliasing. As persistent asNvidiamay be when it comes to getting DLSS into as many games as possible, the same cannot be said about DLAA....

It’s a strange thought to think that 2020 will mark the four year anniversary ofNo Man’s Sky, a game that can easily be considered one of the greatest comebacks in gaming history.A lot has changed inNo Man’s Skysince launch, and developer Hello Games still has more to give. The next update for the procedurally-generated space sim is taking a turn to explore the lonesome horror of space.No Man’s Sky’s new content update is titledDesolationand has a trailer to welcome players before they hop in....

Summary Overwatch 2is currently having some server issues due to the trial weekend of Juno, the new support hero coming in Season 12. Until these problems are resolved, players may have trouble logging in toOverwatch 2, and those who make it in may end up trapped in impossibly long queues, or otherwise disconnected after the fact. Recently,Overwatch 2revealed Juno, the next playable character coming to the hero shooter. Formerly known as “Space Ranger,” Juno was first teased at BlizzCon 2023, where fans heard the first tidbits about the Martian astronaut....